05 Oct

A la folie roughly translates to 'madness' (in the context of love) and it's a name that reflects Mercédé Coubard's passion for these wonderful macarons and petits choux. Mercédé was trained at the Alain Ducasse culinary school and has now introduced these small delights to Melbourne. A la folie also creates individual desserts, macaron cakes and macaron and petits choux towers. They even cater for special events! It was hard to choose which macarons to try, but in the end we settled on the Pistachio and the ever-popular Salted...

15:23 / A La Folie / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Restaurants / South Yarra
03 Oct

After facing a ridiculously long wait at another no-bookings restaurant, we decided to change our dinner venue to MoVida Next Door, MoVida's little bar companion. After a wait of just over an hour, we settled down to try out some of their tapas and raciones. The seafood is displayed at counters near the door and is cooked to order. Most of the seafood menu options were listed on the board above the bar, presumably because their offerings are dependent on market availability. [caption id="attachment_6511" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Grilled Lamb Cutlet...

22:21 / Food / Melbourne CBD / MoVida Next Door / Restaurants / Spanish
03 Oct

This sushi shop/Japanese grocery store has been on my wishlist for a long time and I finally made it today! They offer a range of sushi including hand rolls, nigiri, nosé maki, hoso maki and futomaki. If your sushi pack of choice isn't already available at the counter the sushi chefs can prepare it fresh, leaving you free to peruse the store (or stare longingly at your order being made). There are also a few seats at the front of the shop for people to eat their sushi. Today...

13:28 / Fitzroy / Food / Hinoki Japanese Pantry / Japanese / Restaurants
01 Oct

Earlier this year, Cantina Napoletana became Gemma Simply Italian. In accordance with its namesake, owner Alessandro Bollino sought to serve simple, authentic and not too expensive Italian food. The pasta menu is straightforward, with a choice of either gnocchi or fettucini and the list of sauces listed underneath. Today I had the Zucca e Striscie di Gambetto San Daniele with fettuccini (pumpkin, strips of Gambetto San Daniele prosciutto, baby spinach and pine nuts). I found it to be a bit too creamy from the pumpkin and the pasta itself...

21:45 / Carlton / Food / Gemma Simply Italian / Italian / Restaurants
30 Sep

On a very cold and wet Melbourne day, mum and I ventured into Table by S to feast on Korean cuisine. It was a quiet restaurant that day - a result of both the early time of arrival and terrible weather. Table by S describes itself as a contemporary Korean restaurant with Latin American, Japanese and American influences and it has a cosy and inviting fit out with a decent amount of spacing between tables. Our two tapas were the seasonal grilled scallops and simmered premium pork belly. The...

20:41 / Food / Korean / North Melbourne / Restaurants / Table by S
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